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gauntness

gauntness noun: the quality of being gaunt.

Noun

gauntness (countable and uncountable, plural gauntnesses)

  1. The quality of being gaunt.
    • The curtains of his office are still closed, but a soft, warm light filters past the bodyguards and into the room. It drapes his face, smooths the sharp lines of his new gauntness.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 327

Forms of gauntness

pluralgauntnesses

Origin of gauntness

From gaunt + -ness.

Questions about gauntness

What does gauntness mean?
Gauntness means the quality of being gaunt.
What part of speech is gauntness?
Gauntness is a noun.
What is the plural of gauntness?
The plural of gauntness is gauntnesses.

Words near gauntness in the dictionary

  1. gauntlets
  2. gauntletted
  3. gauntlope
  4. gauntlopes
  5. gauntly
  6. gauntness
  7. gauntnesses
  8. gauntree
  9. gauntrees
  10. gauntries
  11. gauntry

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